11 of 16Some police cars look like Crown Victorias, these look like the Ford Taurus Interceptor.

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12 of 16Looks like a newer Dodge Ram, with LED headlights.

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13 of 16Those headlights are from a Land Rover Defender, we're not sure about the rest of the vehicle. That's main character Trevor behind the wheel.

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14 of 16A Mercedes SLK, with an amorphous badge.

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15 of 16That looks close enough to an Audi R8 to be legally binding.

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16 of 16We're guessing this is a Chinese clone of a BMW 7-series. Or it's just a Geely.

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“Grand Theft Auto” introduced us to the joys of stealing a car, virtually, running over a few pedestrians and crashing into a bank, which we would later rob. As the second, third and fourth editions came out, the graphics improved, the world was opened up and the game’s maker, Rockstar, started using cars that look suspiciously like real ones, or unlicensed knock-offs of the real ones.

Part of the fun with each new installment is checking out what cars the Rockstar crew whipped up to use in the game. If you see cars that look like they’re from China, it’s because that country’s automakers do the same thing that Rockstar does. Take a design that works, modify it slightly and release it to the public. The last game featured an Aston Martin front end with a Corvette rear and a Ferrari front end with a Lambo rear.

Rockstar revealed three new trailers for “Grand Theft Auto V” on Tuesday, each featuring one of the three main characters. We also got a look at the cars of Los Santos, the fictional city in which the game takes place, circa the economic downturn of the late 2000s.

Check out the gallery, and give us some of your guesses as to which cars inspired the latest crop of “GTA” hoopties in the comments. If you pick the game up on Sept. 17, look for your author, call-sign StarChief, parachuting from the tallest building in the city.